Trump Slams Brazil Election As "Rigged" And "Corrupt" After Lula Wins
Trump called Lula’s win “rigged” after Bolsonaro refused to concede and sought to annul the runoff, which Lula won by more than 4 million votes.
- On Monday, President Donald Trump alleged that Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's election was "rigged" and questioned the vote tabulation without providing evidence.
- Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva secured his fourth term on October 25, winning 64.2 million votes against Bolsonaro's 59.8 million in a historic runoff comeback.
- Trump told reporters on Monday that the "extension given was very strange," claiming some polling stations were ordered to reopen after already closing and counting ballots.
- Senator Flávio Bolsonaro announced plans to seek an annulment of the election results; however, major Brazilian power brokers and electoral authorities have already recognized Lula's victory.
- While the White House and State Department refrained from official statements, Jeanne Shaheen, top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, urged "all to respect the electoral process.
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Donald Trump has questioned Lula da Silva's re-election, while Flávio Bolsonaro also does not recognize the result and is planning legal action.
The American president said this after the party of the losing candidate, Flavio Bolsonaro, admitted defeat.
US President Donald Trump said on Monday that the results of Brazil's election, won by leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, were "rigged" after his ally Flavio Bolsonaro demanded that the results be annulled.
United States President Donald Trump described the Brazilian election as a forgery, while Candidate Flavio Bolsonaro stood by to challenge its outcome, despite the confirmation by the Electoral Tribunal that the extension of the vote did not affect the final result.
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